Rising tensions between China and the Soviet Union boiled over in the late 1960s. Over the past decade relations between the two communist powers soured and led to a series of border skirmishes in 1969. Although initially the Soviet government and Communist government of China were friendly with one another, they took a turn after …
Shhhh… It’s a Secret (Speech)
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On February 24th, 1956 Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered a Secret Speech to a closed session of the 20th Congress that set the course for the destalinization of the Soviet Union. No one knew Khrushchev had planned to give this speech, and no part of the session was made open to the public. However, the speech …
The 900 Day Siege of Leningrad
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The siege of Leningrad was one of the longest sieges in World War II. It lasted from September of 1941 to January of 1944 when the Germans were finally pushed back. In this time the city was relentlessly shelled and starved by the invading German Army. Although many people were evacuated in the beginning, more …
The Assassination of Sergei Kirov and the Power of Rumor
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December of 1934 marked a lethal turn in Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union. The event in question was the assassination of First Secretary of the Leningrad Party Sergei Kirov on December 1st, 1934. Kirov was a popular member of the Politbiuro who was gaining more and more popularity until his untimely death. In the …
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Kornilov, Russia’s (Almost) Napoleon
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Support of the Bolsheviks had been growing leading up to the October Revolution in 1917. One event in this year did much to both empower the Revolutionists and weaken the Provisional Government. The event known as the Kornilov affair was a coup committed by General Lavr Kornilov, who sought take control of Russia by defeating …
Same Song, Different Singer
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Like many other revolutions the Revolution of 1905 had much build up towards it. One contributing event in particular was a day in January of 1905 known as Bloody Sunday. On that day, a protest led by a priest named Father Gregorii Gapon was violently put down by Russia soldiers outside of the Winter Palace …
The Zlatoust Plant: An Example of Russian Industrialization
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In 1909 Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii began his six year trip across Russia taking many photos of the villages and vast countryside within the Russian Empire. One of the villages he visited was Zlatoust, home to one of Russia’s most productive metal plants. Seen next to the plant along the river is a prominently …
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